scholarly journals A failed marriage between standardization and incentivism: Divergent perspectives on the aims of performance-based compensation in Shanghai, China

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya Goel La Londe
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Merit Pay ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
School Level ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Chinese Province ◽  
Performance Based Compensation

The Chinese province of Shanghai has gained international recognition as a high performing education system with strong teaching and learning outcomes. One accountability mechanism in Shanghai’s education reform strategy is statewide performance-based compensation (PBC), also known as performance- or merit pay. Providing a first time account of PBC in the Shanghai context, this study investigated variance in stated and perceived aims of this policy instrument. To explore this variance, the study drew on data from national, state, and school level policy documents, and data from interviews with 20 teachers and the principal in a high performing elementary school. The analysis revealed that PBC was intended to improve teaching quality. However, the teachers’ perceived merit pay was meant to increase teacher enthusiasm, job satisfaction, and participation in teacher and student development activities. Importantly, the teachers perceived these aims as tangential from instructional improvement goals. Based on these findings, I argue that this particular PBC policy, as a manifestation of the marriage of standardization and incentivism, is unable to fulfill the promises of this marriage – to link incentives with homogenous, uniform metrics associated with a generic and shared notion of teaching quality.

Leadership for Improving Teaching Quality: Analysis of School Practice in Northeast China

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 359-374
Author(s):  
YU LI ◽  
WENFAN YAN ◽  
HENGFU WEN
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Distributed Leadership ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
School Level ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Performance Excellence ◽  
School Practice ◽  
Quality Program ◽  
Northeast Of China

Chinese education reform has vigorously advocated the improvement of teaching quality. School leaders determine the overall trend and effect of teaching quality improvement. Based on the TQM theory, Baldrige Quality Program Education Criteria for Performance Excellence framework and distributed leadership theory, we defined the concept of leadership for teaching quality. The purpose of this study is to provide new understanding of the current situation and problems of teaching quality in primary and secondary schools in the northeast of China. 908 educators from 54 primary and secondary schools participated in this study. Our findings indicated that there were significant differences among different gender, first degree, position, school level and school area. Implications for improving the leadership for teaching quality in primary and secondary schools from both internal and external perspectives were discussed.

scholarly journals Rethinking the Allocation of Teaching Resources: Some Lessons From High-Performing Schools

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Hawley Miles ◽  
Linda Darling-Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Instructional Resources ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
High Performing Schools ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Traditional Organization ◽  
Professional Resources

Although a great deal of debate surrounds the level and allocation of resources to public schools, very little research addresses how schools might organize teaching resources more effectively at the school level. This article describes case studies of five high-performing public schools that have organized professional resources in innovative ways. The study sought to detail alternative ways of deploying instructional resources in order to provide concrete alternatives to traditional organization of teachers and to quantify objectively the ways in which these schools use resources differently depending on their instructional goals and strategies. Although the schools studied looked very different from one another, they shared six principles of resource allocation that are outlined in this article. The article develops a framework for examining the use of resources and a methodology that may be used to measure the extent to which schools use their resources in focused ways to support teaching and learning.

Administrasi Kurikulum

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qatrin Nada Sanya Rossevin
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
Principal Task

Curriculum administration is the whole process of planned and intentional and deliberate activities as well as ongoing guidance to the teaching and learning situation in order to help the achievement of educational goals effectively and efficiently.In this connection, at any school level the principal task of the school is to ensure that there are good teaching programs for students. Because basically the management or management of education focuses on all its efforts on teaching and learning practices (PBM). This seems clear that in essence all efforts and activities carried out in schools or educational institutions are always directed at the success of PBM.

Design Philanthropy: Challenges and Opportunities in the Evolution of Philanthropic Giving

2021 ◽  
pp. 089590482110494
Author(s):  
Melissa Arnold Lyon ◽  
Shani S. Bretas ◽  
Douglas D. Ready
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Venture Philanthropy ◽  
Policy Borrowing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Instructional Core ◽  
Democratic Engagement

Over the past several decades large philanthropies have adopted aggressive approaches to education reform that scholars have labeled venture philanthropy. These efforts focused on broad changes to schooling and education policy, borrowing techniques from the venture capital world. But many foundations have recently become convinced that market forces and macro-level policymaking alone cannot drive educational improvement, particularly in areas related to classroom teaching and learning. In response, foundations have begun to design their own instructional innovations and identify providers to implement them. This paper interprets these recent efforts as early evidence of a distinct adaptation in the evolving role of philanthropies, which we dub design philanthropy. Although this approach represents an attempt by foundations to simultaneously increase democratic engagement, directly influence the instructional core, and spur educational innovation, it poses new risks for coherence, scalability, and sustainability in education policymaking.

scholarly journals PISA 2012 mathematics literacy in Serbia: A multilevel analysis of students and schools

Psihologija ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Lazarevic ◽  
Ana Orlic
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Anxiety ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Math Performance ◽  
School Level ◽  
Direct Effects ◽  
Pisa 2012 ◽  
Mathematics Literacy ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Relationship

In PISA 2012 cycle, the focus was on the mathematics literacy. Data collected in PISA survey in Serbia on 4684 respondents show that students on average have significantly lower performance compared to average OECD performance. The aim of the study was to explore student (variables at the first level) and school level predictors (variables at the second level) of the PISA mathematics literacy using multi-level modelling. The most important finding is that student and school level variables are explaining variability in PISA mathematics performance almost equally. Results show that on the student level, significant predictors are gender, noncognitive characteristics (mathematics anxiety, mathematics self-efficacy, mathematics self-concept, openness for problem-solving), student perceived teaching quality and studying habits. Results also indicate that several school-level variables have direct effects on the PISA math performance and that several school-level variables moderate the relationship between student characteristics and PISA performance.

scholarly journals Using Student-Centered Projects To Teach Mathematics Content Standards

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carryn Bellomo
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School District ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
School Level ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
College Level ◽  
Mathematical Content ◽  
Clark County ◽  
Clark County School District

Teaching and learning standards across the country are becoming more content driven, especially in mathematics.  As such, it is essential to develop substantive college level math courses for pre-service and in-service teachers.  These courses should deliver mathematical content in a relevant way.  Teachers must not only be proficient in their subject, but also recognize how to apply content meaningfully to student’s lives.  As part of a grant funded through the Department of Education in coordination with the Clark County School District, I have designed two college level courses that will deliver mathematical content standards to middle school teachers.  These courses will help prepare teachers at the middle school level by focusing on mathematical content, making connections within the curriculum, using technology, and enhancing the role of mathematics in everyday life and problem solving. The primary purpose of this paper is to share with the academic community the projects used to develop content understanding in mathematics topics such as:  mathematical notation, proportion, computation, estimation, linear regression, reflections, translations, finding relationships, and analyzing data.  This paper will present these projects, and tie them to mathematics standards outlined in the Clark County School District (and Nevada State) Standards.

scholarly journals Hastening slowly: insights about teacher development from an evaluation of courses at the WCED’s Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Meyer ◽  
Lydia Abel
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Leadership Institute ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
The Impact

In the area of teacher professional development, South African education administrators face the challenge of reconciling two imperatives that have entirely different implications for programme time frames and budgets. On the one hand, there is an urgent need to improve the pedagogic content knowledge of many teachers to improve the overall standard of teaching and learning in the public school system. Considering the scale and urgency of the matter, centralised course-based in-service training seems to be the only affordable alternative. On the other hand, researchers have long warned that once-off course-based training on its own has limited impact on teachers’ practice, and has to be accompanied by further professional support in the school and classroom, or be abandoned in favour of more enduring professional learning communities. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has grappled with this dilemma in the Department’s various professional development initiatives for teachers, a mainstay of which is the training offered by the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI). This paper presents some of the data and findings from an external evaluation that ORT SA CAPE conducted in 2011–2012 of courses offered by the WCED at the CTLI. The hierarchy of INSET outcomes proposed by Harland and Kinder (1997) was applied to record changes in the practice of 18 teachers at eight schools. The progress of five of the teachers is discussed to illustrate the interplay between school-level factors and the experiences of individual teachers which influenced the impact of CTLI training on their teaching.

scholarly journals Profesionalitas Guru Sekolah Dasar dalam menghadapi Ragam Karakteristik Belajar

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Zahid Zufar At Thaariq ◽  
Lindawati Lindawati ◽  
Ryandini Dwi Puspita
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
School Level ◽  
Media Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Face

This research aimed to review the professionalism of teachers in the face of the learning characters of elementary school students. In the learning process, a teacher's role was critical. Thus, teachers need to be professional in managing learning in the classroom in terms of media management, models and learning resources. This study used mixed methods approach between qualitative and quantitative. This research used online poll instruments and spread to 24 respondents. Respondents were taken from teachers at the elementary school level. The steps in this study were (1) the formulation of the problem (2) looking for the theory foundation, (3) the poll instrument formulation, (4) the distribution of polls, (5) data presentation and (6) drawing conclusions and suggestions. The results revealed that the elementary school teacher had a variety of methods and action in the learning such as the use of discussion, demonstration, lecturing and problem solving methods with a variety of specific reasons. The character of learners became the first consideration on implementing the variety of methods and action. So, the learning process tended to become more varied. The expectation of this research could capture teacher’s performance and give basis to improve the teachers’ profesionalism in the classrooms teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Strategi Pendidikan Nilai Sebagai Pembentuk Kepribadian Siswa Di Sekolah

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Rinita Rosalinda Dewi ◽  
Mufid Hidayat ◽  
Cik Suabuana
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
School Level ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Education Strategy

Value education is a conscious and planned effort to help students recognize the values that must be used as a guide in behaving and behaving in everyday life. The purpose of this research was to determine the value education strategy as forming the personality of students in schools, especially at the elementary school level. SDN Nagreg 04 is one of the elementary schools that instill value education as a way of shaping the personality of students so that they become personal benefits for others. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods and uses data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation studies. Based on research results show that the value education strategy as forming the personality of students in schools can be started from the curriculum and tools such as syllabus and lesson plans, plan various programs that can support the process of value education to students, integrated with teaching and learning activities, and through collaboration between schools, parents, and society.

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